Hobbled out to the garage to check the damage on my bike after my little crash a week ago

It appears that my body took all the impact as the damage is very light. The only real damage is the shifters knocked out of whack and badly scratched up.

The question is that is it worth trying to find some 6800 shifters or just go 8000?I presume they are just a straight swap?

I will need to check the rear hanger as the RD I ended up on my right side and there is the slightest mark on the RD.What is the best priced (accurate) hangar tool? Been think of buying one for a while anyway as I am sure the spare bike hanger is not straight.

I had a similar situation in March and happened to fluke a set of new 6800 shifters on Ebay. I also tried Insurance Bikes Australia to see if they had a set of second hand ones they wanted to part with. They said they did but didn't ever follow up with confirmation or a price.

I snapped the RH lever. The left hand is a little scratched but in reasonable condition if you were interested.

Arbuckle23 wrote:I will need to check the rear hanger as the RD I ended up on my right side and there is the slightest mark on the RD.What is the best priced (accurate) hangar tool? Been think of buying one for a while anyway as I am sure the spare bike hanger is not straight.

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